Ask to end gun violence restraining order
If you want to end any of the orders made by the judge in a Restraining Order After Hearing (form GV-130), you have to file court papers to make the request.
How to ask to end the orders
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Fill out forms
- Fill out the Request to Terminate Gun Violence Restraining Order (form GV-600)
- Fill out the Notice of Hearing on Request to Terminate Gun Violence Restraining Order (form GV-610)
- Fill out items 1 and 2 and the case number on Order on Request to Terminate Gun Violence Restraining Order (form GV-630)
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Make copies of your completed forms
After you’ve filled out and signed the forms, make two copies. You'll need the two copies, plus the original, when you file with the court.
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File your form
Take your forms and copies to the courthouse listed on the papers you were served.
At the courthouse, you’ll file the forms by giving the original and two copies to the clerk. The clerk will keep the original, stamp your copies, and return the copies to you. One copy is for your records. The other copy is for the other side.
There is no fee to file a response
Some courts have a drop box that you can use. If you use a drop box include the original and two copies to the clerk. After you drop your papers, you will have to go to the courthouse to pick up your copies. If your court hearing is only a few days away, do not use a drop box. Take your papers to the court clerk to file. Some courts allow online filing, also called efiling. You can find out if your court has online filing by visiting your court’s website. -
The clerk or judge will set a court date
The clerk will give you back copies of the papers with a hearing date set on form GV-610. You must go to the hearing. form GV-610 will tell you when and where it will be. The restraining order will stay in effect. If you do not go to the hearing, it is almost impossible that the court will end the order.
Gun violence restraining orders